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When was Chichén Itzá named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World?

The ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.

The Maya developed the concept of zero independently.

The idea that the Maya calendar predicted the end of the world in 2012 was a myth. It just marked the end of a cycle.

During the equinoxes, shadows on the pyramid at Chichén Itzá look like a serpent slithering down the steps.

Millions of Maya people still live in Mexico and Central America today.

The Maya played a ballgame with heavy rubber balls.

In 2018, lidar scans revealed about 60,000 hidden Maya structures in Guatemala.

Maya blue is an extremely durable pigment.

Only four Maya books, called codices, are known to survive.

Tikal was a major Maya city in what is now Guatemala.

The Maya used a base-20 number system.